their three thousand men were less than half of what every other tribe had mustered, with the exception of Levi. Issachar in verse 32 illustrates the pragmatic attitude that may have guided many who supported this assembly. They were not idealistic supporters of David, let alone of Judah, but they knew that the time had come to join a federation that would be mutually advantageous to the entire nation. Both Zebulun and Dan, the two tribes left out of the genealogies, are mentioned with highest compliments